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Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
Brentford and Chiswick 1935
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Brentford and Chiswick]
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TABLE II.
A.—Return of Defects found by Medical Inspection in the Year ending 31st December, 1935.
| Defect or Disease. | Routine Inspections | Special Inspections | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| No. of Defects. | No. of Defects. | ||||
| Requiring treatment. | To be kept under observation, but not requiring treatment. | Requiring treatment. | To be kept under observation, but not requiring treatment. | ||
| (1) | (2) | (3) | (4) | (5) | |
| 1 Skin | (1) Ringworm—Scalp | – | – | 2 | – |
| (2) Ringworm—Body | — | — | 10 | – | |
| (3) Scabies | 2 | – | 28 | – | |
| (4) Impetigo | 4 | — | 48 | – | |
| (5) Other Diseases (Non-tuberculous) | 6 | 3 | 120 | – | |
| TOTAL (Heads 1 to 5) | 12 | 3 | 208 | — | |
| Eye | (6) Blepharitis | 12 | – | 22 | – |
| (7) Conjunctivitis | 4 | — | 20 | – | |
| (8) Keratitis | — | — | — | – | |
| (9) Corneal Opacities | – | 1 | 1 | – | |
| (10) Other conditions (excluding Defective Vision and Squint) | 1 | 2 | 18 | – | |
| TOTAL (Heads 6 to 10) | 17 | 3 | 61 | — | |
| (11) Defective Vision (excluding Squint) | 76 | 64 | 14 | – | |
| (12) Squint | 15 | 9 | 3 | – | |
| Ear | (13) Defective Hearing | 12 | 5 | 6 | 1 |
| (14) Otitis Media | 11 | 2 | 32 | – | |
| (15) Other Ear Diseases | 2 | 1 | 44 | — | |
| Nose and Throat | (16) Chronic Tonsilitis only | 59 | 101 | 43 | 3 |
| (17) Adenoids only | 14 | 9 | 1 | – | |
| (18) Chronic Tonsilitis and Adenoids | 92 | 74 | 27 | 5 | |
| (19) Other Conditions | 3 | 60 | 106 | — | |
| (20) Enlarged Cervical Glands (Non-Tuberculous) | 3 | 20 | 26 | — | |
| (21) Defective Speech | 3 | 6 | 2 | — | |